West Phoenix unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by East Valley Athletes for Christ 60-29 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for West Phoenix in their meetings with East Valley Athletes for Christ: they've now lost five in a row.
East Valley Athletes for Christ found their leader in sophomore Carson Ream, who shot 47% from the field en route to 21 points along with seven boards and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Ream has scored at least a third of East Valley Athletes for Christ's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dayne Malo, who posted 11 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
The win was the seventh in a row (dating back to last season) for East Valley Athletes for Christ, bringing their record up to 3-0.
Looking ahead, West Phoenix is taking a road trip to take on Maricopa Institute of Technology at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for East Valley Athletes for Christ, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against ASU Prep Poly at 7:00 p.m. East Valley Athletes for Christ will need to watch out since ASU Prep Poly has now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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